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1985 Chrysler Town & Country
For the most part, we define luxury vehicles not by price, but by make and model. For example, an Oldsmobile 88 is, for most people, not a luxury car. But an Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight… we can totally agree that high end Olds are a luxury ride.
And speaking of Ninety-Eight, that big Oldsmobile was just under $15,000 in 1985, the model year we’re celebrating here. For the record, the Toyota Cressida was also valued at around $15,000 at the start. The Chrysler products featured on this list are priced slightly lower, but are marketed as luxury vehicles and may have been cross-shopped against products like the Ninety-Eight.
It is worth noting that in 1985, most of the US luxury car fleet was downsized and switched to front-wheel drive. For many shoppers, these cars were compromised compared to their V8-powered, rear-wheel drive predecessors, but you’d never know it when you read the ad copy. displayed below.
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The luxury cars of 1985
BMW 535i
1985 BMW 535i
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1985 Cadillac Sedan deVille
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1985 Chrysler New Yorker
Chrysler Town & Country
1985 Chrysler Town & Country
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Lincoln Mark VII
1985 Lincoln Mark VII
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Mercedes-Benz 380SL
1985 Mercedes-Benz 380SL
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Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight
1985 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight
Rolls-Royce Corniche
1985 Rolls-Royce Corniche
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Toyota Cressida
1985 Toyota Cressida (Australia)
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1985 Volvo 740
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Luxury car showroom in 1985
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The luxury cars of 1985
